sider _himself_ as visited. He was then as a private gentleman,
dressed usually in some colored coat (the only one recollected was
brown, with bright buttons), and black on his lower limbs. He had
then neither hat nor sword; he moved about among the company,
conversing with one and another. He had, once a fortnight, an
official dinner, and select companies on other days. He sat, it is
said, at the side, in a central position; Mrs. Washington opposite;
the two ends were occupied by members of his family, or by his
personal friends."

FOOTNOTES:

[152] Fraunces was a man of taste in his profession, and was fond of
display, regardless of expense. On this account the president had
frequent occasion to reprove him. He desired to live conformably to his
high station, but he naturally abhorred waste and extravagance, and
insisted that his household should be conducted with due regard to
economy and usefulness. An illustrative anecdote is given. The first
shad of the season was bought by Fraunces for the table of Washington,
who was very fond of fish. It was served for breakfast in the best
style, and set before the president, who asked the steward, "What kind
of fish is this?"--"A fine shad," replied Fraunces. "It is very early in
the season for shad," said the president; "how much did you pay for
it?"--"Two dollars," responded the steward. "Two dollars!" exclaimed the
president. "I can never encourage this extravagance at my table; take it
away--I will not touch it." The shad was removed; and the steward, who
felt no repugnance to the fish on account of its cost, made of it a
hearty breakfast for himself.

WASHINGTON MEMORIALS.

In the Doric Hall of the Massachusetts State House, in Boston, near
Chantrey's statue of Washington, may be seen two stones with
inscriptions commemorative of the father and uncle of the two
Washingtons who emigrated to America in 1657, as mentioned on page 20 of
Volume I. The history of these stones is revealed in the following
correspondence:

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, COUNCIL CHAMBER, BOSTON, March 15, 1861.
_To the Honorable House of Representatives:_

I have the honor to present to the General Court, as a gift to the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts from one of its citizens, certain
memorials of great historic interest.

The home and resting-place of the ancestors of GEORGE WASHINGTON
were until recently unvisi